Entries by Andy Weston

Georgia Adderley is hoping to build on her JC Lindsay Scottish Junior Open success when she competes in this week’s Dunlop British Junior Open. The 17-year-old won the GU19 Scottish Junior Open title in Edinburgh on Sunday after beating defending champion and top seed Sneha Sivakumar from Singapore in the final, 11-6, 2-11, 11-8, 11-7. …read more →

Finals day at the 2018 JC Lindsay Scottish Junior Open witnessed some epic matches at Edinburgh Sports Club (ESC) on Sunday, December 30. Of the 10 finals played on ESC’s renowned court 5, three went the distance with every match proving highly competitive. England took home the most gold medals (3) with players from Pakistan …read more →

Scottish Junior Doubles champion Harry Barron is hoping to continue his good form when the 2018 JC Lindsay Scottish Junior Open gets underway on Friday, December 28. This year’s competition has attracted close to 200 competitors from across 31 different countries who will compete in Edinburgh from December 28-30 to become Scottish Junior Champion. Barron …read more →

A Squash in Scotland branding workshop is to be held at Oriam; Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre, on Saturday, December 29 with anyone who has an interest in squash invited to attend. Organised to run alongside this year’s JC Lindsay Scottish Junior Open, the two-hour workshop will begin at midday with food provided for attendees from …read more →

In-form Lisa Aitken went back to basics to claim her second PSA tour title in a row and her most satisfying yet this afternoon (Friday). Scotland’s number one produced her best squash of the fortnight in today’s final of the Remeo Open in Helsinki against talented American Olivia Fiechter having won the Internazionali D’Italia tournament …read more →

As we approach the end of 2018 our final newsletter of the year includes a look back at our groundbreaking Girls Do Squash campaign which was showcased at the 2018 Scottish Women in Sport Conference (SWiS). The campaign in association with SWiS and The University of the West of Scotland aimed to help drive participation …read more →

Lisa Aitken won her fourth PSA tour title on Sunday but won’t celebrate until she returns home for Christmas next weekend. The left-hander flew straight from Italy to Finland earlier today for her second event in a fortnight and takes to the court again tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Remeo Open in Helsinki. It follows Sunday’s …read more →

2018 has witnessed Scottish Squash re-energise the appeal of squash to new audiences throughout Scotland thanks to a number of initiatives. School students across the country have been empowered to help breed a future generation of squash players. Through the Squash Leader Award Programme, selected students are introduced to the concept of school’s squash and …read more →

It’s awards season for sport and Scottish Squash have been recognised with Dave Sturman, Bob Easson and Georgia Adderley all picking up gongs. Dave and Bob claimed awards for their services to squash at a sportscotland awards ceremony whilst Georgia was crowned SW/S Young Sportwoman of the Year. Scottish Squash started taking their Performance Programme …read more →

Back in February Scottish Squash launched an ambitious new campaign in association with Scottish Women in Sport (SWiS) and the University of West Scotland (UWS) called Girls Do Squash to help drive participation in squash for women and girls. Since then our Squash Development team have been working hard with clubs and regions to showcase …read more →

Scottish Squash is delighted to announce a new partnership with Utility Bidder. Utility Bidder have worked with the sporting industry since starting up in 2009. This has given them great insight into the way energy is used within this industry and knowledge of the hurdles the owners come across. They have actively grown their partnership …read more →

David Sturman and Bob Easson have been recognised for their services to squash at a sportscotland awards ceremony in Glasgow last night (Thursday, November 15). David won the 2018 Community Coach of the Year award with Bob Easson winning the Coach Developer of the Year gong at the sportscotland Coaching Officiating and Volunteer Awards 2018 …read more →

Rising star Alasdair Prott hopes to finish the year strongly and cap off an impressive couple of months with another domestic title. The 17-year-old from Inverness made the step up to Under-19 level earlier this year and has not disappointed. In 2017, he became the first ever Scot to reach a Dunlop British Junior Championships …read more →

Scottish Squash have appointed internationalSPORTgroup Chief Executive Officer Paul Walters to drive, develop and implement an exciting new commercial direction for the Scottish governing body. The new commercial position will see an overview and implementation of a new commercial framework across all potential revenue streams, including but not limited to broadcasting, advertising, fundraising, licensing and …read more →

Georgia Adderley headlines our latest newsletter following her gold medal at the 2018 Dunlop British Junior Championships in Nottingham last weekend. She beat England’s Alice Green in the GU19 final 11-4, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7 to secure her second British title. Alasdair Prott won a bronze medal and there was a total of eight Scots who …read more →